Anyone attending athletic events at the University of Oklahoma will have to abide by a few new policies.OU athletics department officials announced Tuesday that it will implement a clear-bag policy and a requirement to walk through metal detectors at all home football games and other sporting events."The safety of everyone in the stadium is paramount to us and that's the reason we're implementing these policies," said Joe Castiglione, OU vice president and director of athletics. "These measures have become standard at many sports venues and we have experienced them multiple times as our teams have traveled around the country."We have studied these processes for a long period of time and are working to implement these changes as efficiently as possible."OU is the latest college to implement the policies, as several professional leagues and collegiate programs already have put them in place. The College Football Playoffs, several bowl games and 53 major college programs have implemented the clear-bag policy, and the NFL added it in 2013.The clear-bag policy has been in place at the Sooners' last three bowl games and the 2017 Big 12 Championship Game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.The approved clear bag size is a maximum of 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches, or a one-gallon clear plastic freezer bag, athletics department officials said. Although clear, the bags will be subject to search.The policy will allow non-transparent clutch purses that are no larger than 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches. Bags that are necessary for medical equipment will be searched at marked medical lanes at each gate.OU officials said no other bags will be allowed, and people will be limited to one bag. A more detailed list of what kind of bags are and aren't allowed can be found here.Express lanes will remain in place for people who do not have bags, officials said."It is still our recommendation that fans not bring bags of any kind to the stadium," said Michael Beirne, OU director of event management. "If it's possible to enter the stadium empty-handed, it guarantees a quicker, smoother entrance."

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Anyone attending athletic events at the University of Oklahoma will have to abide by a few new policies.

OU athletics department officials announced Tuesday that it will implement a clear-bag policy and a requirement to walk through metal detectors at all home football games and other sporting events.

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"The safety of everyone in the stadium is paramount to us and that's the reason we're implementing these policies," said Joe Castiglione, OU vice president and director of athletics. "These measures have become standard at many sports venues and we have experienced them multiple times as our teams have traveled around the country.

"We have studied these processes for a long period of time and are working to implement these changes as efficiently as possible."

OU is the latest college to implement the policies, as several professional leagues and collegiate programs already have put them in place. The College Football Playoffs, several bowl games and 53 major college programs have implemented the clear-bag policy, and the NFL added it in 2013.

The clear-bag policy has been in place at the Sooners' last three bowl games and the 2017 Big 12 Championship Game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The approved clear bag size is a maximum of 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches, or a one-gallon clear plastic freezer bag, athletics department officials said. Although clear, the bags will be subject to search.

The policy will allow non-transparent clutch purses that are no larger than 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches. Bags that are necessary for medical equipment will be searched at marked medical lanes at each gate.

OU officials said no other bags will be allowed, and people will be limited to one bag. A more detailed list of what kind of bags are and aren't allowed can be found here.

Express lanes will remain in place for people who do not have bags, officials said.

"It is still our recommendation that fans not bring bags of any kind to the stadium," said Michael Beirne, OU director of event management. "If it's possible to enter the stadium empty-handed, it guarantees a quicker, smoother entrance."